With a playoff game on the line, Melbourne rose to the challenge on Monday. They never let the Heritage Panthers onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Melbourne's win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Nobody will forget Jasmine Francik's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Heritage's batters): she turned in a perfect game. Francik has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Layna Ayala, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Prayto, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Melbourne's victory bumped their record up to 26-0. As for Heritage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-16.
Melbourne didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 win vs. Viera on the 1st. Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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